Romania national football team

Romania

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
Association	Federația Română de Fotbal (FRF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Edward Iordănescu
Captain	Nicolae Stanciu
Most caps	Dorinel Munteanu (134)
Top scorer	Adrian Mutu Gheorghe Hagi (35)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	ROU
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	46 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	3 (September 1997)
Lowest	57 (February 2011, September 2012)
First international
Kingdom of SCS 1–2 Romania  (Belgrade, Kingdom of SCS; 8 June 1922)
Biggest win
Romania 9–0 Finland  (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 9–0 Romania  (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1930)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1994)
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1984)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2000)
Medal record Balkan Cup 1929–31 Team 1933 Romania Team 1936 Romania Team 1980 Turkey Team 1976 Romania Team 1932 Yugoslavia Team 1934–35 Greece Team 1946 Albania Team 1947 Team

The Romania national football team (Romanian: Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in men's international football, and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation (Romanian: Federația Română de Fotbal), also known as FRF. They are colloquially known as Tricolorii (The Tricolours).

Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe—the other three being Belgium, France, and Yugoslavia—that took part in the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. Including that participation, Romania has qualified for seven World Cup editions, the latest in 1998. The national team's finest hour came in 1994, when led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi it defeated Argentina 3–2 in the round of 16, before being eliminated by Sweden on a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals.

At the European Championships, Romania's best performance was in 2000 when they advanced to the quarter-finals from a group with Germany, Portugal, and England, before falling to eventual runners-up Italy. They also reached the last eight in 1960, 1972 and 1984, and have qualified for a total of six tournaments.